2024-87CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: December 9, 2024 RESOLUTION NO: 2024-87
MOTION BY: Kimber SECONDED BY: Schubert
A RESOLUTION APPROVING ENTERING INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
WITH THE RILEY PURGATORY BLUFF CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT FOR
THE UPPER RILEY CREEK ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, Lake Susan has poor water quality characteristics and is listed as an
impaired water body by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA); and
WHEREAS, the degraded condition of Upper Riley Creek, which discharges into Lake
Susan, is a primary contributor to the sediment and pollutants discharging into Lake Susan; and
WHEREAS, the City under its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit
from the MPCA is obligated to make efforts to reduce impairments in public water bodies within
its boundaries, which would include Lake Susan; and
WHEREAS, the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District (RPBCWD) wishes to
implement a water quality improvement project with the goal of stabilizing the section of Upper
Riley Creek between State Highway 5 and Lake Susan; and
WHEREAS, a Decant Facility has been designed by the RPBCWD as part of the creek
restoration project, but is not included as part of this Cooperative Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Cooperative Agreement outlines the roles, responsibilities, and cost
participation between the City and the RPBCWD for the project; and
WHEREAS, the project is located primarily on City owned property; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the project, the City shall continue to bear ownership
and maintenance responsibilities of the creek corridor and associated infrastructure.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota, that:
The City Council authorizes entering into a Cooperative Agreement with the Riley
Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District for the Upper Riley Creek Ecological
Enhancement Project.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 9th day of December, 2024.
ATTEST:
Jenny Potter, City Clerk Elise Ryan, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Ryan McDonald
von Oven
Kimber
Schubert
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